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Architectural Plaques


Broad Street (11)
Originally called Wet Lane and subsequently Water Lane, this finally became Broad Street when widened.


Guardhouse Lane (10)
Guardhouse Lane is named after an eighteenth-century guardhouse used to house Napoleonic prisoners-of-war.

St. John Street (14)
St John Street and Southover was the main entry to Wells from Glastonbury named after the Priory of the Hospital of St John the Baptist.


High Street (9)
The High Street dates from the 12th Century, with King John granting the right to hold a weekly market and five annual fairs.


Sadler Street and Brown's Gate (4)
From the mid 13th century Sadler Street has been the main entry to the city from the north.


The Market Place (7)
Bekynton's New Works (1451-2) form the northern side of the Market Place, and the water fountain replaces a medieval conduit built in 1451.


Almshouses in Wells (13)
Comprise Llewellynās and Charlesā established in 1636, Bubwithās in St Cuthbertās churchyard founded in 1436, and Harperās on Chamberlain St


The Liberty and East Liberty (1)
The Liberty is the area of land, including the Cathedral, consisting of Ritchie Hall, the adjacent Polydor Vergill house, and Cedars House


The Old Deanery
The Old DeaneryĀ ofĀ Wells CathedralĀ inĀ Wells,Ā Somerset, England, dates from the 12th century.
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